Forbidden City Ticket/ The Palace Museum or Group Tours Options
Overview
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Mobile ticket
There are a hundred Forbidden Cities in a hundred eyes.
Visit the world's largest wooden royal building complex, the Forbidden City in Beijing. The pre-booked tickets can ensure entry at the planned time and allow you to visit the Forbidden City according to your own wishes. The tickets are divided into morning tickets and afternoon tickets.
The newly added option departing from Beijing Capital Airport/Hotel one way can accept your last-minute booking on the same day, and your driver will take you to the entrance of the Forbidden City to ensure that you can enter smoothly.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The morning tickets are only valid before 12:00 noon, and the afternoon tickets only allow entry into the Forbidden City after 11:00 am. Please enter the Forbidden City according to the reserved time. If you miss the reserved time or the reserved date, you will not be allowed to enter, and cancellation and refund will not be available.
Please provide the passport numbers, names and nationalities of all participants. Your passport will be verified on the day of entry into the Forbidden City.
Children over 120 cm are required to purchase adult tickets, and those under six years old are exempt from tickets.
This product is a pre-booking service. If the reservations for tickets to the Forbidden City are full, we will cancel the orders seven days in advance and issue a full refund.
Reservation for Tiananmen Square, each participant has to provide five specific pieces of information: name, nationality, gender, age, and mobile phone number."
For guaranteed access into the museum, Chinese citizens are advised to purchase admission tickets through the Wechat official mini-program using their ID card.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Admission E Ticket of Forbidden City(Passport is your E ticket, Not Tiananmen Square Ticket)
Additional entrance fee to other museums in FC
Hotel pickup&drop off
What To Expect
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Palace Museum Ticket Options Visitors can only enter from the south gate (Meridian Gate) and leave from the north gate (Shenwu Gate), Please bring the passport you used go directly to the Meridian Gate of the Palace Museum. Scan your passport to enter the Palace Museum without a tour guide. Options with a Tour Guide Please arrive at the meeting point on time. The guide will accompany you to the Meridian Gate entrance. guide will explain the stories behind the Palace Museum about 2 of traditional Chinese architecture and the last emperor, and stop at several best photo - taking spots for taking pictures. Tiananmen Square Ticket Options There are 4 entrances to the square, the northeast entrance, which is close to Wangfujing; Morning tickets from 7:00 am to 12:00, and afternoon tickets from 12:00 to 17:00. You can walk here to the Meridian Gate of the Palace Museum. This is a one - way walking from south to north,
Options
Ticket& Airport pickup
Airport transfer & ticket: Beijing Cairport transfer one way and entrance ticket of forbidden city.
Duration: 3 hours
2 options: pick up from airport and drop off at Forbidden city.
or pick up from hotel and stop at forbidden city and drop off at airport
flight number details: please provide all participant passport numbers and flight number and your hotel details.
Forbidden City Ticket Only
Forbidden City Ticket: Please bring your passport and directly queue up at the security check at the South Gate of the Forbidden City to enter.
Duration: 2 hours
Forbidden City ticket only: Morning ticket : 8:30am to 12 PM. Afternoon ticket: 11 am to 3:30 pm.
Your passport is your E Ticket, no tour guide
Reviews
12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Forbidden City
Susan L,
Jun 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Guide was absolutely wonderful but Viator didn’t say that most of the buildings were closed for renovations.
Nice
SandraIoana P,
May 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We booked this expecting a just the ticket of the Forbidden City but unfortunately the tickets ended very early so they advised us to buy a tour...it costed a little bit more and I must say not everything went super good because they made us wait to get the tickets checked for almost two hours but I get it, the crowd. Watever, the tour was worth it, Tina was so nice, helpful and explained us everything so super happy of her! She made the trip much funnier and happier. Thank you!
Happy day!!!
David F,
Apr 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Today we wanted to get to know the Forbidden City in a little more detail, so we opted for a guidebook. We were very impressed with the history impeccably told by our guide Tina!!! We wish we had had more time but we are aware of the many people who choose this destination as their main activity in Beijing. In any case, the time we had was made the most of thanks to Tina (excellent level of English) and Mark!!! Impeccable, I highly recommend them!!!
Scam
Sebastian K,
Apr 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00It's a scam. They confirm your ticket and then shortly before tell you that the tickets are not available anymore then want to force you to buy super expensive tickets. Best thing is to book tickets yourself via the official website.
Great experience.
adamyX8656XF,
Apr 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mark is very professional and friendly, would definitely recommend him. He help us to get tickets without online reservation
Day in Forbidden City
agnieszkasO9177ZG,
Jan 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful day at the Forbidden City, amazing view and architectural diversity. Highly recommend for any tourist traveling to Beijing
Great day in Beijing with Demi
ALBERTO8591,
Aug 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Beautiful day in Beijing with Demi, very nice and competent Guide, who accompanied us in some of the most fascinating attractions of the city. Flexible with respect to our requests, Demi managed to leave us a memorable memory of Beijing. We highly recommend this tour!
Hidden joy
Lilian F,
Oct 12, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic place and a wonderful guide! Thanks for a wonderful time, specially for showing me and my kids, a little more about China
Great organising, securing tickets when no other provided would, they gave us a long and insightful tour.
Georgios K,
Sep 9, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00We managed to get a booking when every other option did not have available tickets so huge thumbs up there. Mike responded instantly and answered any question we had. Demi was a great your guide, shared very interesting insights about the history of the forbidden city, she was super friendly and nice and she even provided her raincoat for my partner to wear as it was pouring down heavily. I recommend this tour with no hesitation.
Great experience
Keb0M,
Aug 23, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I purchased the tour because it was the top place that my sons wanted to visit even though they had visited when they were much younger. I did not know what to expect of this tour when I purchased the tour. Mark contacted me the day before me to make sure that I knew the meeting place and time - which provided me with great comfort that the tour would be great. Gary met us at the meeting place, and explained to us that the ticket line to get the reserved tickets is long and we might wanted to visit the Tiananmen Square while he got the reserved tickets, which was the great recommendation. Gary is very knowledgeable about the Chinese history and symbols. He was very flexible and patient how we moved through the museum and even helped us to purchase the tickets to the clock museum and treasure museum since we do not have the app to purchase online. Great service and we learned so much more about the history and museum. It is so much more fun and easier to get the tour. Great job and Thank you for the great experience!
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